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I took a picture of this sign yesterday in a McDonald’s In North Point, Hong Kong. Some McDonald’s in Hong Kong have a small reading section, which I find very interesting.
The sign says:
親子閱讀樂
The transliteration of it in Mandarin Pinyin is:
qīnzǐ yuèdú lè
My translation of it is:
Parents and children reading happiness

I took a picture of this sign outside a public toilet in a McDonald’s in Mongkok, Hong Kong yesterday. The sign piqued my interest, and I decided to translate it. One thing that I find especially interesting is that the writer of the sign mixes Traditional Characters with Simplified Characters. Maybe the assumption is that Mainland Chinese would be the culprits, but I have no idea. I have pasted the sign’s contents, followed by the transliteration in Mandarin Pinyin, followed by my translation.

I took a picture of this sign outside the Central Library in Hong Kong today. The Chinese name for The Fast and The Furious 7 is 狂野時速7. In Mandarin Pinyin, it is kuángyě shísù. It is interesting to also note how the various actors have their names transliterations into Chinese.

I bought some new black and colour ink cartridges for my HP printer last week in a computer market in Shunde, Guangdong, China. Here are some pictures of HP ink cartridges in Chinese. FYI, HP’s name in Chinese is 惠普. hui4 pu3 in Mandarin Pinyin.